Sports / Tennis

Osaka delighted to have father back in coaching role 02 Aug 2022 - 11:58 am

Naomi Osaka said she is excited to have her father back as coach after splitting with Wim Fissette as the four-times Grand Slam...

Venus Williams loses on singles return at Citi Open 02 Aug 2022 - 11:33 am

Venus Williams was disappointed not to give the crowd the win they wanted on Monday after the former world number one suffered an...

Garcia wins Poland Open to claim her 9th WTA title 31 Jul 2022 - 09:41 pm

WARSAW: Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia defeated Ana Bogdan 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Poland Open for her ninth WTA title. It’s the...

Djokovic joins Nadal, Federer, Murray for Team Europe at Laver Cup 22 Jul 2022 - 01:06 pm

Tennis fans are used to seeing Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray fight tooth and nail to beat each other...

Petition to allow Djokovic to play US Open nears 12,000 signatures 20 Jul 2022 - 10:00 am

Almost 12,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to work with the country's government to...

Murray sees signs of progress after grasscourt season ends with Bublik loss 16 Jul 2022 - 10:23 am

Andy Murray saw signs of progress during an up-and-down grasscourt season which came to an end with a 7-5 6-4 quarter-final defeat to...

Thiem ends 14-month wait for Tour-level win 12 Jul 2022 - 05:58 pm

Former world number three Dominic Thiem won his first match in 14 months with victory at the Bastad Open on Tuesday as the...

Novak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon title 10 Jul 2022 - 06:48 pm

WIMBLEDON, England: Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read...

Could Wimbledon champ Rybakina join Swiatek, Osaka at top? 10 Jul 2022 - 03:16 pm

WIMBLEDON, England: With Serena Williams nearing the end of her career and Ash Barty newly in retirement, Elena Rybakina served her way right...

In Djokovic vs Kyrgios, tennis's problem-solver meets its problem child 09 Jul 2022 - 08:49 pm

WIMBLEDON, England: Robbed of alluring thunder forecast for Friday, Wimbledon carried on anyway and found itself voyaging toward alluring thunder forecast for Sunday....

Rybakina wins Wimbledon to earn Kazakhstan first Grand Slam singles title 09 Jul 2022 - 06:07 pm

Elena Rybakina produced a sensational display of power tennis to beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 and become the first player from...

Djokovic set for the unexpected as Kyrgios blocks path to 21st Grand Slam title 09 Jul 2022 - 02:30 pm

London: Novak Djokovic has contested 31 Grand Slam finals and faced just about every scenario possible in collecting 20 titles but even he...

Djokovic fears Kyrgios's 'unreadable' serve, says former member of Serb's team 09 Jul 2022 - 12:54 pm

Novak Djokovic fears Nick Kyrgios's "unreadable" serve and was left seeking a solution to it when the Australian beat him twice in two...

Djokovic beats Norrie to reach Wimbledon final 08 Jul 2022 - 08:18 pm

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic has reached his eighth Wimbledon final by beating Cam Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court. Djokovic set up...

Tunisia to hold a huge reception for Wimbledon finalist Jabeur 08 Jul 2022 - 02:24 pm

TUNIS: Tunisia will organise an official reception for tennis player Ons Jabeur after she became the first Arab to reach a Grand Slam...

Less gaming, more sightseeing the key for Kyrgios, says mum 08 Jul 2022 - 02:05 pm

Nick Kyrgios's mum believes the Australian's success in reaching his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon is down to leaving his video games...

Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon semi-final with abdominal injury 07 Jul 2022 - 09:47 pm

London: Rafa Nadal's hopes of completing a rare calendar-year Grand Slam ended on Thursday when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated Wimbledon...